When Did Miami Give Up?

[mavsfan1000]

I'm going out of the way and say game 2 exhausted them. They played basically a perfect defensive game chasing Spurs players all over the place. They barely won but were already in desperate mode.

[Beaverfuzz]

Game 1 of the first round. They knew the west was going to kick their ass.

[Mugen]

On a related note, OP's takes from pre-series up to the start of Game 4 have been some of the most terrible on the board tbh :lol

[doobs]

They haven't yet. Lebron isn't Kobe.

[mavsfan1000]

On a related note, OP's takes from pre-series up to the start of Game 4 have been some of the most terrible on the board tbh :lol
Hey they stayed pack. They screwed up in the most part.

[Skull-1]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!

[mavsfan1000]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!
I don't think any team has ever lost 3-1 advantage with homecourt advantage.

[Skull-1]

I don't think any team has ever lost 3-1 advantage with homecourt advantage.


"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...

[mavsfan1000]

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...
Heat lost to the Knicks.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

San Jacinto, the Texas revolutionist kicked Santa Ana ass, and he fled like a coward and got captured hiding in a pigs farm. That's where the cry, Remember the Alamo first originated.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...

Mavs gs anyone.

[ShoogarBear]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...

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[doobs]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!

Strange that you think fans being overconfident would affect player performance

[mavsfan1000]

Strange that you think fans being overconfident would affect player performance
On the contrary. Every word you say dramatically effects the team.

[Knoxxx]

On a related note, OP's takes from pre-series up to the start of Game 4 have been some of the most terrible on the board tbh :lol

Thanks for the tip, I went and dug some up for entertainment!

A bad game. But they will play their best in game 4 to make up for it.

Less complaining when the calls go your way. Leonard could've easily been in foul trouble again. The refs will make sure the Heat win game 4 though.

Why isn't Battier playing?

It's not over. The Heat will make adjustments.

Heat win the next 2 games. Spurs win game 5. Heat win game 6 for the Championship. It can all be blamed that the Spurs lost game 2 for whatever reason. The Spurs were supposed to hold homecourt....

The difference is that he is LEBRON JAMES! Leonard is the other guy.

Diaw is too slow to guard Lebron. This is just a mismatch. Lebron would have a career game if Diaw guarded him the whole game. You're better off with Green on Lebron.

2011 mode is ancient history. His shot is too reliable these days. He has become more unguardable than ever due to that.

Spurs might be down 0-2 if it wasn't for the extreme heat in game 1.

Bad news for the Spurs. Lebron can play 40+ minutes now.

Not all completely horrible considering those were the most entertaining. Definitely can't decide whether he's on the Spurs bandwagon or not though, LOL

[Prime Time]

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...
ar-...are you serious?

[Jenks]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...
Basketball historian over here

[Mugen]

:lol OP is okay by me. He, just like most other Mav fans, would rather be the only team to beat Miami so it makes sense to root against the Spurs.

Jacob has gone through an existential crisis about 4-5 times downstairs just thinking about the prospects of it tbh

[Knoxxx]

I thought his funniest post actually was "Why isn't Battier playing?

It's just funny that a team can have as many washed up corpses walking around as Miami and people keep thinking they are legit NBA players.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Quite frankly Skull's performance in this thread is indicative of past and future performances being just as shitty.

[RD2191]

Quite frankly Skull's performance in this thread is indicative of past and future performances being just as shitty.
Any thoughts on Mario Chalmers? :wakeup

[Stephen A. Smith]

Any thoughts on Mario Chalmers? :wakeup

Quite frankly he's regressed so far it's like he's forgotten seven years worth of basketball.

[DarrinS]

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Skull-1 owned again

[houston spurs fan]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...
Ultimate bitch

[tholdren]

Miami gave up after this last huge run in the first, James started shooting bitch threes at the end of the shot-clock and walking on the court, wade gave up when he missed 2 in a row, and didn't get his westchimp foul calls.

[RD2191]

Quite frankly he's regressed so far it's like he's forgotten seven years worth of basketball.
:lol

[Knoxxx]

Miami gave up after this last huge run in the first, James started shooting bitch threes at the end of the shot-clock and walking on the court, wade gave up when he missed 2 in a row, and didn't get his westchimp foul calls.

Excellent analysis. And we were right on the cusp of a similar blowout in game 2, up 30-19 in the 2nd quarter at home. We could have swept these MOFOs right on their on home court if not for the missed FTs!

Doing it at home will be all the sweeter though.

[tholdren]

Excellent analysis. And we were right on the cusp of a similar blowout in game 2, up 30-19 in the 2nd quarter at home. We could have swept these MOFOs right on their on home court if not for the missed FTs!

Doing it at home will be all the sweeter though.

Yes, I just wonder if the headline will be about the spurs winning or why miami didnt win.... FTW

[Knoxxx]

Ultimate bitch

We have had to tolerate a lot on here. The "backdoor sweep" talk was almost unbearable. Yes we have had some wacked shit happen over the years to us but the overall success has been very high and the envy of all of professional sports. Basically, not winning it has REQUIRED some wacked shit to happen to prevent it.

So what we see is a combination of "cliffjumpers" that automatically assume that: a) some wacked shit that happened to us before will happen again, or b) some new wacked shit that never happened to anybody before will happen to us.

Overall I like to think it's been a good ride, we are not snakebit, and karma is completely on our side this time.

We drop 3 in a row to Miami and of course I will change my outlook completely on all of that. I may even become suicidal like kobyz!

[Knoxxx]

Yes, I just wonder if the headline will be about the spurs winning or why miami didnt win.... FTW

I think we are on the verge of triggering a complete revolution on how the NBA plays basketball. Yes there will be individual stars and teams trying to buy a championship like the Lakers and Mavs still. The larger trend I see though would be an even higher number of "copy cat" franchises, in particular every small market team but now even some of the big market ones.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...

The actual fuck you say? :lmao

[Darkwaters]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!

I wasn't aware that Santa Ana lost at the Alamo.

[Knoxxx]

I wasn't aware that Santa Ana lost at the Alamo.

Yes good catch! Also fans are allowed to be overconfident its the players that can't be! we can trash talk, be over confident, provide "bulletin board material" and it has NO IMPACT ON THE OUTCOME.

What a concept eh?

[Sean Cagney]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...
Heat and Dallas did it before the Spurs. Do your research before you talk on that . He said Heat lost to the Knicks which is correct but the Mavs did too and he did not mention that in 07, rightfully so.

[Horry Hipcheck]

They haven't yet. Lebron isn't Kobe.

He Kobe'd the hell out of the Cavs in his penultimate game in Cleveland when he quit in Game 5 against the Celtics before leaving that offseason.

[heyheymymy]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results."

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...

Just stop.

[Chris]

They gave up in the 4th quarter of game 3. I wasn't so sure then, but I'm absolutely positive now.

[Skull-1]

Spurs the only decent 1 seed to lose in the first round. GTFO idiots.


One way or the other we make history this series....

[Skull-1]

I wasn't aware that Santa Ana lost at the Alamo. Ever heard of a Pyrrhic victory, dumbass???? He lost big time.

[Skull-1]

Yes good catch! Also fans are allowed to be overconfident its the players that can't be! we can trash talk, be over confident, provide "bulletin board material" and it has NO IMPACT ON THE OUTCOME.

What a concept eh? Ever heard of a Pyrrhic victory, dumbass????

[Skull-1]

Basketball historian over here Sorry, was too busy getting a REAL education in something that matters so I can pay for your welfare check, ahole.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

Spurs the only decent 1 seed to lose in the first round. GTFO idiots.

Nope, that '07 Mavs team was better than the '11 Spurs squad IMO. That team would have won a title that year if not for GSW, tbh.

[Skull-1]

Nope, that '07 Mavs team was better than the '11 Spurs squad IMO. That team would have won a title that year if not for GSW, tbh.

Debatable.

[dg7md]

Nope, that '07 Mavs team was better than the '11 Spurs squad IMO. That team would have won a title that year if not for GSW, tbh.

They were very good and had a similar chip on their shoulder like our guys do now. I can't even imagine what they went through tbh... I mean, one of my best friends is a Mavs fan so I know indirectly, but had we lost in the first round after what happened to us in the Finals last year, that would have been brutal. A deathbed, if you will.

However, I really wasn't surprised at the upset; Don Nelson's Warriors always had the Mavs' number, a lot like how the Thunder have ours most of the time.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

Debatable.

Hence my "IMO." :lol

That Mavs team was on a redemption mission from the previous year's finals as well and put up a ridiculous regular season record and had proven to be basically the class of the West with SA and PHX duking it out for second. Like dg said, the Dubs were just the perfect foil.

[T Park]

Skull-1 I think is intentionally stupid. No one does this by accident.

[therealtruth]

The only chance the Heat have in game 5 is throwing out something different and trying to catch the Spurs by surprise. If they do the same thing they will lose.

[TampaDude]

It's just an NBA rope-a-dope, folks. Spurs ain't gonna win the title this year. Heat miracle comeback has already been scripted.

Lay your $$$ on Miami if you want to make some easy cash.

[houston spurs fan]

Sorry, was too busy getting a REAL education in something that matters so I can pay for your welfare check, ahole.
Lol, real education. Nice joke.

[houston spurs fan]

Spurs the only decent 1 seed to lose in the first round. GTFO idiots.


One way or the other we make history this series....
Mark levin Seriously??? What a joke

[Jenks]

Sorry, was too busy getting a REAL education in something that matters so I can pay for your welfare check, ahole.
You missed at most 2 games of GS beating Dallas during your frialator training.

[mavsfan1000]

I really think it took everything the Heat had to win game 2. They haven't had the same intensity since. And maybe game 1's heat took a lot out of them as well. But they seem already tired to me. Starting with game 3.

[TJastal]

Quite frankly Skull's performance in this thread is indicative of past and future performances being just as shitty.

:lmao
:toast

[TJastal]

I really think it took everything the Heat had to win game 2. They haven't had the same intensity since. And maybe game 1's heat took a lot out of them as well. But they seem already tired to me. Starting with game 3.

I believe you are correct, the much more pampered prissy heat players were clearly more physically affected by that game, especially Lebron and Wade. I think it also affected them mentally as well to some extent.

[Skull-1]

Hence my "IMO." :lol

That Mavs team was on a redemption mission from the previous year's finals as well and put up a ridiculous regular season record and had proven to be basically the class of the West with SA and PHX duking it out for second. Like dg said, the Dubs were just the perfect foil.

I wasn't entirely disagreeing....

[Skull-1]

Mark levin Seriously??? What a joke

Smarter man than you will ever be...by a long shot.

[DarrinS]

Skull-1 making more friends as usual

[Skull-1]

Lol, real education. Nice joke.




Mark levin Seriously??? What a joke

It is called a thesaurus, look into it. :lol

(You must be on your period--which could explain why it is missing from your sentence. When mocking intelligence it is helpful to use proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar, three areas you shanked above. Just sayin'.) :lol

[Skull-1]

Skull-1 making more friends as usual

Who are you? That's right. Nobody.

[florige]

I think we are on the verge of triggering a complete revolution on how the NBA plays basketball. Yes there will be individual stars and teams trying to buy a championship like the Lakers and Mavs still. The larger trend I see though would be an even higher number of "copy cat" franchises, in particular every small market team but now even some of the big market ones.


I kinda agree. If we successfully run them out of the building tomorrow I think you are going to see alot of teams start to try copy cat how the Spurs do things. I think LMA already made mention of that after the Spurs decimated Portland that he would like to see Portland play more like SA when it comes to ball-movement and how the game is supposed to be played. But it starts with personal. Miami sort of was built that way because LBJ is a superstar who would rather get his team mates involved verses himself, but his team this year has played like its their first year together. But thats sorta what I was expecting when they walked through the East.

[Skull-1]

I kinda agree. If we successfully run them out of the building tomorrow I think you are going to see alot of teams start to try copy cat how the Spurs do things. I think LMA already made mention of that after the Spurs decimated Portland that he would like to see Portland play more like SA when it comes to ball-movement and how the game is supposed to be played. But it starts with personal. Miami sort of was built that way because LBJ is a superstar who would rather get his team mates involved verses himself, but his team this year has played like its their first year together. But thats sorta what I was expecting when they walked through the East.


I hope you guys are right. Street-ball is boring and unwatchable.

[CosmicCowboy]

LeBron gave up on his team in the first half of game 3 when he stated holding the ball for 23 seconds and then jacking up 3's.

[TimDunkem]

On a related note, OP's takes from pre-series up to the start of Game 4 have been some of the most terrible on the board tbh :lol

Fact. They were so bad even I - a mostly inactive poster - could recognize this guy by his posts alone despite the incredibly generic name and avatar.

[xmas1997]

I wasn't aware that the Heat gave up, they are just playing against a much better team is all it amounts to.

[rascal]

Miami isn't deep enough. next year they get more depth with Carmelo and some other upgrades. Spurs will come back with the same team with Duncan another year older.

Enjoy Spur fans because you won't get anywhere near another title.

[Skull-1]

Miami isn't deep enough. next year they get more depth with Carmelo and some other upgrades. Spurs will come back with the same team with Duncan another year older.

Enjoy Spur fans because you won't get anywhere near another title.

We need to worry about winning this one. Take care of business. Next year is a long way off. Win now!

[xmas1997]

We need to worry about winning this one. Take care of business. Next year is a long way off. Win now!

I agree with you.
Quit dwelling in the past and quit worrying about the future, both fruitless endeavors.
Just take care of business in the NOW and everything will be as it should be.
It is that simple.

[DarrinS]

I think Spurs win by double digits again. Can't wait for this game.

[tholdren]

Miami isn't deep enough. next year they get more depth with Carmelo and some other upgrades. Spurs will come back with the same team with Duncan another year older.

Enjoy Spur fans because you won't get anywhere near another title.

So, you make a spurstalk account, post SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES, and this is the best you got?

100%bitchmade

[TVI]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!
Yes, absolutely...there's a 100% indisputable scientific correlation between the overconfidence of a team's fan base and how that team performs.

[xmas1997]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!

I guess you were absent that day they explained elementary basketball.
Fans DO NOT win games, the players DO.
:lol

[weeks]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!
we're up 3-1 and you're acting like a bitch.

no one should ever take you seriously again.

[TVI]

No No.1 seed ever lost to an 8 until the Spurs did it...
Sigh...excellent demonstration of that remarkable command of the facts there, Skull.

[weeks]

So, you make a spurstalk account, post SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES, and this is the best you got?

100%bitchmade

that's what he said after last year, too

[DMC]

It isn't over yet, idiots. Will be laughing at you all when heat beat us in 7 due to your overconfidence, just like Santa Anna at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Putos!

win or loss, neither dependant on the confidence of posters here.

[DMC]

everything that happens is a first... fyi

[Mel_13]

Poor rascal. His posts reek of hypocrisy, desperation, and impotence.

[Darkwaters]

Ever heard of a Pyrrhic victory, dumbass???? He lost big time.

Yes, I'm the dumbass. Coming from your deeply embedded credibility I'm sure everyone will fully agree.

[Skull-1]

Yes, I'm the dumbass. Coming from your deeply embedded credibility I'm sure everyone will fully agree.


It is in the history books, moron. Read it for yourself and learn something.

[Sean Cagney]

Hence my "IMO." :lol

That Mavs team was on a redemption mission from the previous year's finals as well and put up a ridiculous regular season record and had proven to be basically the class of the West with SA and PHX duking it out for second. Like dg said, the Dubs were just the perfect foil.

Yep, Detroit did similar in 06 after the Finals in that season but lost in round two and flamed out like the Mavs. Both those teams I swore were going to win the titles those respective years, neither made it near the finals.

[Emperor]

Spurs winning by 15 plus. No doubt about it.